Narimedu

A great place in Madurai.
Madurai is the oldest and Second Largest City in Tamil Nadu. It is situated on the bank of the river Vaigai. Madurai is the birth place of ‘Tamil’, which is one of the oldest languages in the world. It is a pilgrimage centre and a gateway to south Tamilnadu. It has the world famous Sri Meenakshi Amman Temple at its core. The city has grown on both sides of the river Vaigai.

Friday, March 2, 2018

A
young Venetian, Bassanio, needs a loan of three thousand ducats so that he can
woo Portia, a wealthy Venetian heiress. He approaches his friend Antonio, a
merchant. Antonio is short of money because all his wealth is invested in his
fleet, which is currently at sea. He goes to a Jewish money lender, Shylock,
who hates Antonio because of Antonio’s anti-semitic behaviour towards him.

Shylock
nevertheless agrees to make the short-term loan, but, in a moment of dark
humour, he makes a condition – the loan must be repaid in three months or
Shylock will exact a pound of flesh from Antonio. Antonio agrees, confident
that his ships will return in time.

Because
of the terms of Portia’s father’s will, all suitors must choose from among
three caskets, one of which contains a portrait of her. If he chooses that he
may marry Portia, but if doesn’t he must vow never to marry or court another
woman. The Princes of Morocco and Aragon fail the test and are rejected. As
Bassanio prepares to travel to Belmont for the test, his friend Lorenzo elopes
with Shylock’s daughter, Jessica. Bassanio chooses the lead casket, which
contains her picture, and Portia happily agrees to marry him immediately.

Meanwhile,
two of Antonio’s ships have been wrecked and Antonio’s creditors are pressurizing
him for repayment. Word comes to Bassanio about Antonio’s predicament, and he
hurries back to Venice, leaving Portia behind. Portia follows him, accompanied
by her maid, Nerissa. They are disguised as a male lawyer and his clerk. When
Bassanio arrives the date for the repayment to Shylock has passed and Shylock
is demanding his pound of flesh. Even when Bassanio offers much more than the
amount in repayment, Shylock, now infuriated by the loss of his daughter, is
intent on seeking revenge on the Christians. The Duke refuses to intervene.

Portia
arrives in her disguise to defend Antonio. Given the authority of judgment by the
Duke, Portia decides that Shylock can have the pound of flesh as long as he
doesn’t draw blood, as it is against the law to shed a Christian’s blood. Since
it is obvious that to draw a pound of flesh would kill Antonio, Shylock is
denied his suit. Moreover, for conspiring to murder a Venetian citizen, Portia
orders that he should forfeit all his wealth. Half is to go to Venice, and half
to Antonio.

Antonio
gives his half back to Shylock on the condition that Shylock bequeaths it to
his disinherited daughter, Jessica. Shylock must also convert to Christianity.
A broken Shylock accepts. News arrives that Antonio’s remaining ships have
returned safely. With the exception of Shylock, all celebrate a happy ending to
the affair.

Me
and my friend Prof. Vidyasagar travelled together by air between Hyderabad and
Delhi. Our plane flew through the sky surrounded by milky white clouds. The
grand scene moved our souls. Thereafter, when we were walking at the Asiad
Village Complex, the layers of branches and flowers of Nagphali tree soaked our
souls with a divine experience. I was provoked into writing 'Life Tree'.

Tuesday, March 14, 2017

Chithirai Thiruvizha is being celebrated every year in
Madurai during the month of April. It is one of the longest celebrations of the
world and lasts for one month. For the celebration, the first half of the month
is for Meenakshi Amman and the remaining half is for Kallazhagar.

Monday, March 13, 2017

Abhishekam is the process of pouring of libations on
the idol of the deity being worshipped amidst the chanting of mantras.
Usually, Abhishekam is performed using milk, yogurt, ghee, honey, Panchamrutam,
sesame oil, rosewater, sandalwood paste, and/or Thiruneeru (vibhuti).

Tuesday, September 20, 2016

An
applicant for a Two Wheeler Driving License will have to take the following
Tests:

·Identifying
Traffic symbols.

·Ability
to drive forward on a serpentine

Pre-requisites for the
Test

·Candidate
should possess a valid Learner’s License

·Candidate
should have Driving Licence Test Fee Paid receipt

·Obtain
a Test Date and Time Slot at the respective (LL Issued) RTO

·Candidate
should obtain test slot separately for Two Wheeler

·Present
himself at the RTO on the appointment taken date and time

Sequence of Procedure
for giving Test on Track

·Candidate
has to report at the Registration Desk

·Candidate
should carry the LL and DL Fee paid Receipt

·Candidate’s
ID, LL and other documents would be verified with the data available in the
SARATI software database.

·Candidate’s
thumbs verification should carried out for Identity verification.

·Candidate,
if eligible, would be provided Authorizations document to enter the Testing
Area

·The
Authorizations document would have details such as Name, Date of Birth, Class
of Vehicle for which the test is being attempted, LL number, LL issue date etc.
and an Unique ID number and an RFID card for use in the test track

·Candidate
should enter the Testing area along with the vehicle and await his/her turn

·When
allowed to take the test, the candidate would swipe his/her RFID card at the
two wheeler track for verification

·The
candidate would be guided by Signal Lights in the track

·During
the time the candidate ID is being verified by the computer system, the signal
light would be RED, flashing intermittently

·If
the candidate is eligible to take the test and if all the track sensors are
properly positioned, the control computer would set the signal to GREEN

·The
candidate should start his vehicle and proceed with the test in the track as
required in that particular track

·When
the candidate crosses the START line, the computer system would start a timer
which would be running till the time the candidate either crosses the STOP line
or the maximum time allotted for the runs out

·During
the course of the test, if any of the sensors were to be disturbed from their
position, the computer system would detect all such violations

·When
the test is complete either due to the candidate crossing the STOP line or the
timer running out, the computer system would allocate marks based on the number
of sensors disturbed and the time taken for completing the test.

·The
vehicle movement during the test would be recorded on video and stored as part
of the candidate’s record

Two Wheelers Licence
Track Test (The Serpentine Test)

The sequences of events in this test
are as under:

·In this test, the candidate is
expected to drive the Two Wheeler, in the forward direction, without setting
his/her foot down, within the stipulated time, in a track shaped like an
intertwined serpent.

·The candidate should swipe his/her
RFID card in the Reader, positioned at the entry to the track for verification

·The candidate would be guided by
Signal Lights in the track

·During the time the candidate ID is
being verified by the computer system, the signal light would be RED, flashing
intermittently

·If the candidate is eligible to take
the test and if all the track sensors are properly positioned, the control
computer would set the signal to GREEN.

·The candidate should start his
vehicle move forward and cross the START line.

·The Signal light would turn RED
immediately after the crossing of the START line by the vehicle.

·The candidate should drive forward
on the track, without knocking down any of the marker poles positioned on the
borders of the parking slot.

·When the vehicle crosses the START
line, the computer system would start a timer which would be running till the time
the candidate either crosses the STOP line or the maximum time allotted for the
runs out.

·During the course of the test, if
any of the sensors were to be disturbed from their position, the computer
system would detect all such violations and allocate suitable penalty marks.

·When the test is complete either due
to the candidate crossing the STOP line or the timer running out, the computer
system would allocate marks based on the number of sensors disturbed and the
time taken for completing the test.

·The vehicle movement during the test
would be recorded on video and stored as part of the candidate’s record.

·The picture of the candidate would
be captured, midway during the test, by a camera mounted inside the LMV, as
additional record.

Lee Jun-fan (November 27, 1940 – July 20, 1973), known
professionally as Bruce Lee, was a Hong Kong and American actor, martial
artist, philosopher, filmmaker, and founder of the martial art Jeet Kune Do.
Lee was the son of Cantonese opera star Lee Hoi-Chuen. He is widely considered
by commentators, critics, media, and other martial artists to be one of the
most influential martial artists of all time, and a pop culture icon of the 20th
century. He is often credited with helping to change the way Asians were
presented in American films.